MICHIGAN AGRICULUTRAL COLLEGE REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 1920-21 COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1920-1921. Regular Courses. 1920 September 22, 23, 24, Entrance Examinations. Monday, September 27, Special Examinations for delinquents. Tuesday, September 28, Registration Day, FaJJ 're rm. · Wednesday, September :.19, Classes begin at 8:00 a. m. Thursday, November 25, Ii:oliday, Thanksgiv ing Day. Priday, December 17, Fall Term · closes at noon. 192r Monday, January 3, Special examinations for delinquents. Tuesday, January 4, Registration Day, Winter Tenn. Wednesday, January 5, Classes begin at 8:00 a. m. Tuesday, February 22, Holiday, Washington's Birthday. Friday, March 25, Winter term closes at noon. Monday, April 4, Special examinations for de linquents. Tuesday, April s, Registration Day, Spring Term. Wednesday April 6, Classes begin at 8 :oo a. m. Monday, May 30, Holiday, Memorial Day. Sunday, June 12, Baccalaureate Sermon. 'Wednesday, June 15, Commencement Day. Friday, June 17, Spring Term closes at noon. 2 Summer Ses sion. 1920 llionday, June 21, Summer Session opens. Monday, July 5, Holiday, Independence Day. Friday, July 30, Summer Session closes. 1921 Monday, June 20, Summer Session opens. Monday, July 4, Holiday, Independence Day. Friday, July 29, Summer Session closes. Short Courses. 1920 Oct. 27-Feb: 25, culture. '21, 16 wks. General Agri Jan. 3-Feb. 25, 121, 8 wks. Courses. Jan. 31-Feb. 25, '21, Farm Eng. and First Truck and Tractor Course . . Feb. 28-~far. 25 1 '2r, Second Truck and Tractor Course. Jan. 31-Feb. 41 1 21 1 Farmers' \+Veek. The object of this booklet is not to set fo r th rigid rules, but to acquaint the undergraduate· student with customs and regu lations which exist at the College. A care(p l reading of the contents may save embarrassment and mis takes. ST A TE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. The governing bo;ird of the College, known as the State Board of Agriculture, consists of six members, two of whom arc elected every two years. This Board meets once a month, the usual Lime being the third Wednesday of the month , and the usual place of meeting, the President's Office al the College. 'l'hc personnel of the prcscnl Ilo=.nd is a~ ' follows: \ Vallace, Saginaw. \ Villiam IT. I. Roy Waterbury, llighlanil. Jason \Voodman, Paw Paw. John \ V. Beanmon t, Detroit. L. Whitney "Watkins, l\fanchcster. Dora Stockman, Lansing. REGISTRATION. New students should have their high school credits sent to the President's office as early If the credits are as possible in the summer. to is mailed satisfactory, an admission card the applicant. Early in September registration cards are sent from the Registrar's office to be filled out and returned. The student is then ready to present himself with admission card to his class officer (see page 7) for classifica. tion. Those whose credits have not been ac cepted should first go to the President's Office, in the Library Bldg., then to the Office of the Registrar, Room II7 Agr. Bldg. for regist• ation. in attend ance the preceding term and who are in good standing, go directly to the different registra tion rooms according to the course pursued, then proceed to class offi!'er for classification. Those not in attendance during the preceding term or not in good standing should appear first at the Registrar's Office. Former students who have been Regis tration Rooms : Agricultural and Forestry Courses, Room rno, Agricultural Bldg. Engineering Courses, Reading Room, Olds Hall of Engineering. Home Economics Course, H. A. Lab., 1st floor, Woman's Bldg. Veterinary Course, Lecture Room, Veterinary Bldg. The first Tuesday of each term is set apart as Registration day. Students must report to class officers on or before that day, a penalty of one dollar per day being imposed for late registration. This penalty, however, is not to exceed thre& dollars and is not imposed upon those entering for the first time. Also, the fee will be remitted in case of illness if a stu dent presents a physician's certificate at the time of registration. Office hours on registration day shall be from 8:00 to 12:00 and from i:oo to 6:00. CLASSIFICATION. freshmen year shall be adinitted Late R egis tration of Fresbmen: No student to in any of the four -year courses the third week of a the close of in the classifw::ation later than term. this card the Registration Day. After registering, the stu dent reports to his class officer (see page 7) where he secures his study card. After his is work is satisfactorily arranged 1 student signed by his class officer and tak s it immediately to the checking room in the baseme11t of the Agr icultu ral Buildi!1g, where representatives of the Registrar's Office and all college departments insert amount of the card. 1'he student should fees and sign examine his card carefulty before leavi ng t he to see that each subject he is to take room has been properly initialed and that the car d has been given a Registrar's number. The student is now ready to pay his fees at the office of the Secretary in the Library Building. (See under Fees .) the office of for regist ration after L a te Registration and Classification. A stu dent who appears the regularly appointed dMe (See Calendar) should r~port at the Registrar, Room 117, Agr icul tura l Building. After registering he proceeds lo his class officer as above for his the study care!. Registra r's Office at once where Late Regis t ra tion cards are made out for all st1bjec t s a nd to be taken This to i s 6 fees noted oii the study card . A late registra· tion lee of $1.00 a day is charged for all but new students who register after the first day; the total fee not to exceed $J.OO. (See under absences.) Class Offi cer s . Each student is assigned, ac· cording to course and year, to some member of the Faculty who assists him in making up his study card and acls as his adviser throughout the year. For the year 1920-21 the class offi cers arc as follows: Seniors Juniors Agricultural Course . . · Dean R. S. Shaw Room 118 Agr. Bldg. Prof. J. E. Burnett Room 112 Agr. Bldg. Sophomores Jlorl Lab. l•"rcshmcn ('l't'mporary Prof. C. P. Halligan Room 103 Agr. Bldg.) Prof. r:. JI. Ryder Room JJS Agr. Bldg. Engineering Course. Seniors Dean G. W. Bissell Room ro1, R. E. Olds' Hall of Eng. Juniors Prof. II. K. Vedder Room 103, R E. Olds' Hall of Eng. Sophomores Prof. A. R. Sawyer Room 114 R. E. Olds' Hall of l~ng. Freshmen Dean G. \V. Bissell Room 101 R. E. Olus' Hall of Eng. Ilome Economics Course. All Classes · Dean of Home Economics Woman's Bldg. 7 Veterinary Course. • All Classes Dr. F. W. Chamberlain, Acting Dean of Vet. Medicine. Veterinary Bldg. Special Classifica tion. Students are granted special classification only when unusual circum stances or the age and experience of the a pp Ii · cant warrant it. Permission for such classifi cation must be secured from the President and the Dean of the Division in which the work is to be taken. Required Wor k . work and back work other subjects. In classification, required take precedence over than Cla ss Ra nk. Students who are delinquent more twenty credits may not be ad vanced to a higher class. That is, a student must have at least forty credits at the close of the first year in order to gain rank as a sophomore; a sophomore must have one hun dred credits at the close of the year in order lo gain junior rank and so on. Dropping Subjects. After classification in any subject it may be dropped only by securing from the class officer a written permit to drop the subject. This should be taken at once to the student and a the Registrar's office by drop card made out, which the is sent by the Department concerned. Fail Registrar to ure on this will result in his receiving a grade of "F" in the subject at the close of the term. the part of the student to do Exce ss Cre dits. Students in general are re quired to register for twenty credits per term 8 less with a maximum of twenty-three and a m1n1- mum of eighteen credits, at the discretion of If for any reason a student the class officer. wishes to classify for more than twenty-three or than eighteen credits, such request must be made in writing for consideration by the class officer and the Dean of the Division. A total of 240 credits is required for a degree. than twenty credits in any term, unless his stand ings for sufficiently above a "C" average to indicate to bis Class Officer his ability to advantage. No student may classify to carry excess credits the previous for more term are COURSE REQUIREMENTS. Admission to all courses requires graduation from an approved high school with fifteen ac ceptable units, or examination in subjects to cover fifteen units. Of these units, three are in English, one in Algebra, and one required in Plane Geometry for all courses. For the Engineering Course, an additional one-half unit in Algebra, one-half unit in Solid Geometry and one unit in Physics are required. Agricultural Course. The first two years of In the the course consist of required work. the Agricul Junior year one chooses either tural or Horticultural series and is required to carry five credits a term of technical (pro fessional) work, the remainder of the work be ing elective. During the ten credits a term of technical work are required, and one complete series of options must be followed throughout the year. senior year, 9 identical with the place of Agriculture. At Forestry Course: 1'he first two years of this course are the Agricultural Course except in the winter and spring terms the second year, where Forestry subjects of take the close of the second year attendance at a four-weeks summer camp in northern Michigan is required. One-half of the work of the Junior year and is three-fourths of prescribed, and the remainder elective. the Senior year that of specialization Engineering Courses. The first year is identi· cal for all courses in Engineering. During the second year the different branches-Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Me continues chanical Engineering,-begins through the remainder of the course. In the last year the course in Civil, Electrical and Mecbanical Engineering offer several options which permit of high specialization. and in two years' work Home Economics Course. The greater part is required, al of the first though options are given in both years which permit some choice of subjects. Ten credits a term of technical and scierice work are re· quired through the junior year and a total of the senior year. fifte~n technical credits for Veterinary Medicine: This course is pre scribed throughout the four years. 'rhe number of credits required for gradua tion in all courses is 240. Change of Course- A student who wishes to secure permission should the ' The entrance require- change his course from Dean of his Division. the President of the College and IO ments of change should also be met. the course to which he desires to Adjustment of credits from one cour.se to another may be made by securing a statement of work completed from the Registrar and sub mitting it to the Secretary of the Committee on Advanced Standing. Changes are permitted only at the close of a term and when the stu dent is not more than twenty credits in arrears of his course. FEES. All fees lire due and payable the first week of any term. A penalty of fifty cents a day is imposed upon those who fail to meet this re the maximum penalty being $1.50. quirement, However, those who fail to .. pay their fees be fore Friday of the second week of any term shall be considered as having withdrawn from Coll ege and may be re-instated only by paying the regular fees and an additional fee of ten dollars. residence Non-Resident F ee. A tuition fee of $15.00 a term is charged to those whose legal residence is in another state or country . The burden of registering under proper is placed upon the student. Should a question arise as to 0 his the matter should be taken up with the Secretary of the College and adjusted before registering. A student register improperly shall, when discovered, be re· ing quired to pay a penalty of $10 for each year so registered, aside from the required fee. legal residence, Athlet ic and L iberal Arts Fee. Upon the recommendation of the Student Council and by II 1, vote of the student body a fee of two dollars term is charged each student, for which he a to all home athletic and has free admission public speaking contests, also free admission to a series of entertainments provided by the Liberal Arts Union. Refund of Fees. Students withdrawing from college within twenty days after registration, will be refunded all fees except matriculation fee, which is in no case refunded. After that time and previous to the close of the first six weeks, one - half of the fees will be refunded. After the first six weeks n€> refund will be made except of room rent, where students room '" in a dormitory. EXAMINATIONS. Examinations are given in all subjects at the close of the term. These are held at the time of class regularly period and may also be given at the period preceding. scheduled the last time except by permission of Special Examinations for the removal of con ditions and for advanced standing are given on the first Monday of each term and at no other the Faculty. Examinations for students who have the grade of "Incomplete" may be received given whenever is completed. A the work permit for all special examinations should be secured at fee of $1.00 is required for special examinations to re move conditions. the Registrar's office. A Entrance Examinations. These may be taken either at the close of the school year in June, u I' or dtiring the week preceding the opening of College in September. An applicant may take part of his examinations at either period but will be expected to finish all of them within Information concerning dates of ex· a year. aminations may be secured from the Presi· dent's office. The following GRADES. table shows marks used by the College: the system of A-Excellent. B-Superior. C- Average. D-Inferior. X-Conditioned. F- Failed. Inc- Incomplete. 'fhe grade o1 "Inc." is given only in cases when a student is prevented by illness, either of himself or family, his from In such cases the student is expected work. to notify his class officer of such disability at once. completing Grade Point Sy s tem. Th.e following resolution the Faculty on September was adopted by 11th: That a point system be adopted in connec· tion with the present grading system. That 240 points and 240 credits be required for graduation. That 3 points be allowed for each credit of· work with an A grade; for each credit of work with a B grade; 1 point for each credit of work with a C grade, and no points for work of D grade or lower. 2 points IJ That students falling behind in points ;n pro portion to the number of credits of work i.!iat taken, will, on completion of the they have scholastic year, be automatically dropped from the course, but may appear in person before the Scholarship Committee to show cause for reinstatement. That the point system be put into effect in the fall term of 1920. Conditions and Failures. Required subjects in which a grade of "F" is received must be re .. peated in class. Exceptions to this rule may be made only when the student satisfies the Department concerned that he has, by tutor ing or otherwise, met their requirements, when he may petition the Faculty for a special ex. amination. A condition (X) may be removed by a special examination at one ol the regu lar periods (see under Examinations), provided it is is repeated in course. After that time the condition becomes a failure and may only be removed as stated above. taken before the subject An "Incomplete" should be removed at the earliest possible time. If not made up within a year it becomes a "Failure" and the work must be repeated in class. Two conditions or one failure in prerequisite work for any subject excludes the student from that work. Entrance Conditions. A student permitted to enter conditionally will be required to remove If the con such conditions within two years. ditions are "general" be must take five extra credits for each unit. 14 is placed Substit utions. The matter of substitution of credits in the hands of committees made up of a permanent chairman in each Di· vision and the heads of the two departments interested. Requests for substitution of one subject for in is another should be made before which the subject for which asked occur term substitution in course. the A statement of credits may be secured from J:he Registrar's office at any time except dur ing Registration week. ABSENCES- Attendance at every class or period is expected of each student. laboratory In each Division a member of the Faculty acts as Excusing Officer. All absences from class are reported by instructors each day to this officer, and a student who has been absent from class £or any cause should see him at once and explain the reason of his ab$ence. The Excusing Officers are: Agricultural Division, Prof. C. S. Dunford, Room 313 Agr. Bldg. Engineering Division, Prof. R. K. Steward, Room 312 Olds Hall. Home Economics Division, Prof. May M. Per son, Haus. Sci. Office. Vete r inary Division, Acting Dean F. \V. Cham berlain, Vet. Bldg. The following regulations for control of ab sences were adopted by the Faculty September Ilth. That one negative credit be imposed absences caused by for late every six unexcused 4 15 registration, or occuring during Registration \l\Teek subsequent to registration. This to super sede the present rule imposing a fine of one dollar per day for delayed registration. (Effect ive opening of \Vinter Term, 1921.) For absences (1) Due to leaving College be. fore the end of the term without formal with drawal or dismissal; (2) On the working half days preceding and following authorized holi in unau· days, (3) Incurred by participation thorized holidays: One negative credit for every six absences. For casual absences, negative credits may be imposed by the Excusing Officer at the rate of from one for every twelve to one for every six absences, depending upon circumstances. At the end of the academic year the Excus ing Officer will report the number of negative . credits charged against each student; except that for Seniors the re· port will be made at the end of the Winter 'rerm. the Registrar to The above regulations apply to Unexcused absences. Absences unexplained after one week of oc· currence shall stand as unexcused. SCHEDULE OF TERMS AND HOLIDAYS. The fnll term shall begin the third Tuesday after the first Wednesday in September and continue thirteen weeks closing at noon on Friday of the last week. The winter term shall begin on Tuesday of the third week following the close of the fall term and continue twelve weeks closing at noon on Friday of the la~t week. 16 The spring term shall begin on Tuesday of the second week the following winter term, class work continuing until noon of Friday of the eleventh week, the term clos· ing on Tuesday of the twelfth week. the close of The Summer term shall begin on Tuesday ol the week in which the spring term closes, and continue six weeks. The last Thursday of Novembe·r, Thanksgiv· ing Day; February 22nd, Washington's Birth· day; May 30th, Memorial Day and July 4th, Independence Day, shall be considered as holi· days. LIBRARY REGULATIONS. Hours: 8 :oo a. m . to 9 :oo p. m. week . days. ro:oo a. m. to 1:00 p. m. and 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. Sundays. Arrangement: Books are classified under the 'Cutter Expansive system and are arranged on the shelves by classes in strictly alphabetic the order by authors. The card catalog of books is made on the Dictionar y plan and occu pies a case at the right of the entrance. A second case at the right contains a card index to the publications of the U. S. Dept. of Agri culture, and a case at the left of the entrance contains a catalog to the publications of the State Experiment Stations. In the left margin of the cards in the Book Catalog is placed the call number, which corre sponds to the call number in the books. The letters of classification are placed on the book stacks. If one is careful to note the call num· her on the catalog cards, he will find the en· tire collection of easy access. to go freely Students are permitted to the shelves and help themselves to whatever book they may need for study or reading, either in the Library or for home use, the only excep· lions being reference books which do not ci r cnlate except the College. to employees of Books taken from the Library will be charged to lhe person taking them at the desk. In the reading room, which is located at the right of the entrance to the Library, is a fine collection of periodicals, whose contents a re made available by indexes the which are kept for consu ltation on the counter near the entrance. cumulative Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books are plentifn l and within easy reach of the reader. · Attendants are in charge who will gladly answer questions and render all possible as sistance in the use of the Library. ATHLETICS. The Board in control of a thletics at the l\fich· igan Aitricultural College consists of: " The Director of Athletics, 2. The President of the College, 3. The Se retary of the College, 4. The Dean o[ Agriculture, 5. The Dean of Engineering, 6. Two (2) members of the faculty appointed by the President, (Profs. McCool, Huston). 7, The Alumni Secretary, 8. Three a l umni appointed by the Presiden t 18 and approved (111. Taber, D. Porter, E. W. Ranney) lhe Board of Agriculture, b.Y 'rhe Stude11L Manager of Base-ball, 9. 1'he Student Manage r of Foot-ball, io. 1r. The Student Manager of Track Athletics, 12. The Student Manager of Baske't-ball. the rules and regulations of Subject to the facu lty and to the authority of the Board of Agriculture, the Board of Control of Athletics shall have control of questions pertaining to athletics at the Michigan Agricultural College. in three years L e n g th of Participation: No student shall participate in intercollegiate athletics for more than the aggregate and any member of a college learn who p lays through one-half of a contest or competes in an inter collegiate track meet does thereby participate in that sport (Intcrpretation Par ticipation in the first two contests after the opening of each resp cc ti ve sport shall not count.) the year. for Delinquent in Studies: No student who has conditions or fai lures in more than ten credits is intercollegiate Athletics. to participate e ligible in No student who participates in intercollegiate athktics and does not complete the work of that term shall be permitted to compete in the same sport thereafter until he shall have been in attendance one full term subsequent to his last participation. Assumed Name. No student shall play in any game under an assumed name. Compensation a nd Prizes: No student shall be permitted to play in any intercollegiate con- 19 ' in any test who receives any remuneration or pay, either directly or indirectly, for his se r vices on the college team. Ko student shall participate inter collegiate contest who bas ever been guilty of professionalism in athletics. the No person who receives any compensation institution for services rendered by from way o( regular instruction shall be allowed · to play on any team; but laboratory assistants or men ho lding analogous positions shall not be barred by this rule. Atte nda nce : No person shall participate in any intercollegiate sport unless he be a bona fide student doing the work of a regu lar Ot special course as defined in the curriculum o( the college. P e rmis sion to Pla y: No student shall par ticipate intercollegiate athletics until he shall have been in attendance in the College for one full collegiate year. in No tudent shall participate in intercollegiate athletics wh6 is found by the faculty ,to be delinquent in his studies, to the extent of more than ten credits. All candidates for varsity teams must be in attendance at college the term preceding their participat..ion in that sport. Numbe r of Games on Schedule: (a) The football schedule may not exceed eight regular games. The total absence from recitation for the sport shall not exceed five days. (b) The baseball .schedule may not exceed total absence eighteen regular game&. The 20 from recitation for the sport shall not exceed Ii ve days. (c) The basketball schedule shall not exceed sixteen games. The total absence from recita tion for lhe sport shall not exceed five days. Time of Games : Athletic games are forbidden at any time before 4 p. m. except on Saturdays and holidays. PHYSICAL TRAINING. Physica l Training is required of all under graduate students throughout their residence, excepl the Spring Term of the senior year. The requirement shall be for men and week and shall be considered graduation. three periods a two periods per \Y'Omen, for for prerequisite MILITARY TRAINING. The Military. work of the College is organized the Reserve Officers Training as a unit o{ Corps and includes Infantry, Cavalry and oast Artillery. The work is required of all male stu dents who are physically fit during the first two years of college. The third and fourth years arc- elective. Military Uniform: This consists of woolen coat, breeches, hat, flannel shirt, web belt, can 4 vas leggins and tan shoes, hat cord and collar is secured by depositing $so ornaments, and with the Secretary at the time of paying fees in the fall. This deposit is returned to the stu dent if the articles arc returned to the Military Department at the end of the year (or when the student leaves) in :ood condition. 21 Exemptions from Military Trainin g : Men thirty-five years of age, or over; men having families of a wife and at least one child; men entering from other colleges with at least 120 advance credits; men physically unfit; men who, by reason of service in the army, are ex cused by the Commandant with credit for the \\:ark. All persons excused, except as last stated, are required to furnish one and ooe- · half credits per term so ex cused, or a t otal of nine exlra credits for the two yea rs. for each term Credit for Military Service. Men who per formed 'military or naval service as commis sioned officers shal l be held for 232 credits in stead of 240 for graduation. ~Jen who performed military or naval ser vice in capacities other than as commissioned officers sh'all be held for 234 credits for grad uation. Jn order to secure this credit, some evidence o( service, such as an honorable discharge, shall be presented at the office of the Registrar with the request for credit. S. A . T. C. Cred it . Men who entered the S. A . 'l'. C. and who, by reason of being trans ferred to other camps, have received no credit, shall be allowed the above rule. to qualify under Men who have received scholastic credit fol' '£. C. shall be in the S. A. the work done !leld for 240 credits for graduation. THE STUDENT COUNCIL. '!'he Student ·Council shall be composed of six two the Senior class, members, three from 22 from the Junior class, and one frorn the Sopho more class . The Council members shall be elected by their respective classes at the gen eral election, ·at least the close of the winter term of the year previous to their term of office. These new men shall attend ,all 11)eetings of the old council during the spring term and take their office the next hall be filled by their fall re pective classes. two weeks before term. Vacancies The editor-in-chief of the president ot ex oflicio, members of the Student Council during their terms of office. the Holcad and class are, the Freshman those relating laws concerning 'l'he Student Council represents the student body in its desires to the Faculty; passes and lower classes, enforce partlcularly and customs traditions; cooperates with other organization~ in the managing of affairs of general interest; in calls l\fass Meetings when necessary; and general functio11s in alt matters as are neces sary lo preserve the unity and harmony of the student body. the to OPEN FORUM. The general purpose of this Association is to bring into convention the entire student and faculty bodies lo the end that questions affect· ing the proper development of the College may be discussed, to the end that the fundamental purposes and interests of the College may ·be to the end that defined and established, and class, society and departmental loyalty may be fused into a college spirit. 23 committee Organization: com- A major posed of two representatives from each literary society, two representatives each of the inde .. pendent men and women, and two representa tives of the faculty. These members constitute a body from which a select committee of five shall be chosen the committee of the following year. form a nucleus for to WOMEN'S LEAGUE. The \A/omen's League was organized to en .able the women, through their representatives, to aid in the conduct of general affairs of in terest to all the women of the College. The work of the organization is carried on with the cooperation of the Faculty. Upon registration, all women automatically become members of the League. A Board is elected yearly by the League consisting of three seniors, two juniors, one It is the duty sophomore and one freshman. to be responsible for all activi· of the Board ties of the League, formulate regulations, and promote a democratic spirit among the women of the College. M. A. C. UNION. This organization includes all students and members of the teaching force and has fo r its object the prol}1otion of the social welfare of the College. A fee of one dollar a year was voted by the student body to secure funds to carry on the work. is included with the regular college fees at the beginning of the year. Various including the annual student picnic, gathe rings, pa rties, forms of recreation, 'l'his fee and so on are members of the student body . thus rnade possible for all LIBERAL ARTS COUNCIL. '!'he Libera l Arts Council sha ll consist of three members of tbe Faculty together with one Senior and one Junior; a member to be elected annually at the the athletic and Holcad elections of the Sophomore class. time of THE SPHINX SOCIETY. 'r'his organization consists or two membe rs from each of the women 's lite;ary societies and three independent women, all chosen from the Junior class and with reference to the interest a11d coop~ration shown by them in general col lege activities. '!'he object of the society is to promote the spirit of unity ampng the women of the student body. SOCIAL GA TH ERIN GS. Social gatherings of college students at which both men and women are present should be arranged for with the Chairman of the Social Committee before such gatherings may be held. involving both men and women should secure two sets the of patrons, which shall be app roved by Social Committee. All "Social gatherings of students Party requests written in duplicate shall be filed with the Chairman of the Social Commit tee at least forty-eight hours before the time at which the party is to he held. Fo r ms for the office these requests may be secured of the Committee Chairman (Prof. W. 0. Hed rick, Room 212 Agr'I Bldg.). in 25 Any g roup of students organizing as a SO• ciety or club is required to submit a copy ~I its constitution and ru les to the Facu lty for approval. No Society or college or ganization is per mitted to give parties for the purpose of mak ing mbney. Literary Societies : There are now in exjstence seventeen societies for men and six for wom en. Membership to these societies is gained by invitation only. Honor Socie ties : There are five honor socie ties representing the five courses offered at the College. These are open to students who have gai11ed their scholastic work. especially high rapk in Y. M. C. A. An active organization is main tained with a pennanent secretary who de votes his time to student affairs. 'l'he Associa tion has pleasant quarters'on the Campus near Grand River Ave. and all the young men of the College are urged to make use of its facilities and rooms. EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. Young men wishing secure employinent should consult the Secretary of the Y. M. C. A ., who also has charge of this work. to HEAL TH SERVICE. This Service, recently established, will have its headquarters in the Gymnasium. A fee oi $1.50 a term is charged each student and pro for physical examination, advice and vides treatment by the Heal th Service physician, Dr. Clyde Reynolds. receive hos pital care, if necessary, up to sixty days free of charge. Students also to The physician will consult with students from I2:00 every morning. e...xcept Sunday, 2 :oo to 4 :oo every afternoon except 10:00 and from Saturday and Sunday. New Students are required to have a com plete physical and medical examination and to attend a .series of Health lectures which will be given at the beginning of the college year. The Holcad : This STUDENT PUBLlf:ATIONS. student the official is paper which is issued on Tuesday of each week. The editor-in-chief, business manager, and co ed editor are elected during the winter term and take office at the beginning of the spring term. The remainder of the staff are appointed by the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief may receive five credits for the year's work; the assistant editor may receive three credits. The co-ed editor may re ceive three credits for the year's work, or one credit -for each term. The Wolverine: The annual publication of the Junior Class is known as ,The Wolverine. The editor-in-chief and the business manager are elected by vote of the junior class. The various the are editor-in-chief. sub-editors appointed by THE BAND. The Band is under the directio11 of the Di rector of Music but is a part of the Military to 'suhstitute organization. Those taking this work are per· for either physical milted it the fresh training or military science durng man and .sophomore years. In the junior and senior years, 1i. ve credits a year are given to tho!::ie who carry the work throughout the year; or, re<]uired physical training. it may be substituted the for •